University Life

Margaret (Tietjen) Rodriguez with player Yamilee Eveillard. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Former Women’s Soccer Standout Named Head Coach

Margaret (Tietjen) Rodriguez, who has served as an assistant women's soccer coach for the past 10 seasons, was named the head coach following a national search.

Student-athlete Gabby Williams, Women’s Basketball on Dec. 5, 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Gabby Williams

Being a Husky means 'it’s a responsibility to hold myself a certain way and represent the University with pride and class.'

Sophomore Daniel Cintron takes a final exam at the Physics Building on Dec. 15, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Comes to Aid of Those Affected by Storms

When he had concerns about his family in Puerto Rico, sophomore Daniel Cintron learned he could rely on the UConn family.

When UConn Hartford hosted holiday carolers on Dec. 19, it was the revival of a tradition of caroling on the steps of the Hartford Times building dating back to the 1960s and 1970s. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

UConn Hartford Rekindles a Holiday Tradition

When UConn Hartford hosted holiday carolers on Dec. 19, it was the revival of a tradition of caroling on the steps of the Hartford Times building dating back to the 1960s and 1970s.

Student-athlete Mamadou Diarra, Men’s Basketball, in a History of Immigrants course taught by assistant professor Jason Chang at the Asian American Cultural Center on Dec. 7, 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Mamadou Diarra

'It’s an honor to be a Husky. There’s been a ton of tradition passed down through generations, and just being able to represent this university is an amazing feeling.'

Junior Joseph De Muyt, an economics major, plays wheelchair basketball at an event organized by UConn Recreation and Husky Adapted Sport Club, with support from the Ryan Martin Foundation, on Nov. 30. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Swish! Wheelchair Basketball Takes the Court

The newly launched Husky Adapted Sport Club held a wheelchair basketball scrimmage in Guyer Gym recently.

Jonathan is giving out kisses under the mistletoe to members of UConn Nation this holiday season. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

Under the Mistletoe

You never know who you’ll meet under the mistletoe. Watch as UConn Nation's very own Jonathan gets into the holiday spirit.

The prevailing rosy view of earlier generations of immigrants is all hindsight, argues UConn's Tom Breen. His own great-grandfather, John Evangelist Breen, is a case in point.

An Immigrant’s Legacy

The prevailing rosy view of earlier generations of immigrants is all hindsight, argues UConn's Tom Breen. His own great-grandfather, John Evangelist Breen, is a case in point.

Holiday Lights Set Campus Aglow

Campus is looking extra bright this month.

MBA student Enuma Ezeife in a classroom on a new floor at the Graduate Business Learning Center in Hartford. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

MBA Student Pursues Internship to Benefit Medical Patients

During an internship this past summer, Enuma Ezeife helped build sales for a UConn startup marketing a medical innovation that will help patients who need a bone graft.